United States Code/Title 42/Chapter 55

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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States environmental law that established a U.S. national policy promoting the enhancement of the environment and also established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).

676034United States CodeTitle 42, Chapter 55. National Environmental Policythe United States Government
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 55 — National Environmental Policy
Sec.
§ 4321 Congressional declaration of purpose.
SUBCHAPTER I—POLICIES AND GOALS
§ 4331 Congressional declaration of national environmental policy.
§ 4332 Cooperation of agencies; reports; availability of information; recommendations; international and national coordination of efforts.
§ 4333 Conformity of administrative procedures to national environmental policy.
§ 4334 Other statutory obligations of agencies.
§ 4335 Efforts supplemental to existing authorizations.
SUBCHAPTER II—COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
§ 4341 Omitted.
§ 4342 Establishment; membership; Chairman; appointments.
§ 4343 Employment of personnel, experts and consultants.
§ 4344 Duties and functions.
§ 4345 Consultation with Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality and other representatives.
§ 4346 Tenure and compensation of members.
§ 4346a Travel reimbursement by private organizations and Federal, State, and local governments.
§ 4346b Expenditures in support of international activities.
§ 4347 Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 4361 Repealed.
§ 4361a Repealed.
§ 4361b Implementation by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency of recommendations of “CHESS” Investigative Report; waiver; inclusion of status of implementation requirements in annual revisions of plan for research, development, and demonstration.
§ 4361c Staff management.
§ 4362 Interagency cooperation on prevention of environmental cancer and heart and lung disease.
§ 4362a  Membership of Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease.
§ 4363 Continuing and long-term environmental research and development.
§ 4363a Pollution control technologies demonstrations.
§ 4364 Expenditure of funds for research and development related to regulatory program activities.
§ 4365 Science Advisory Board.
§ 4366 Identification and coordination of research, development, and demonstration activities.
§ 4366a Omitted.
§ 4367 Reporting requirements of financial interests of officers and employees of Environmental Protection Agency.
§ 4368 Grants to qualified citizens groups.
§ 4368a Utilization of talents of older Americans in projects of pollution prevention, abatement, and control.
§ 4368b General assistance program.
§ 4369 Miscellaneous reports.
§ 4369a Reports on environmental research and development activities of Agency.
§ 4370 Reimbursement for use of facilities.
§ 4370a Assistant Administrators of Environmental Protection Agency; appointment; duties.
§ 4370b Availability of fees and charges to carry out Agency programs.
§ 4370c Environmental Protection Agency fees.
§ 4370d Percentage of Federal funding for organizations owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
§ 4370e Working capital fund in Treasury.
§ 4370f Availability of funds after expiration of period for liquidating obligations.


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